On Saturday, November 1, Sam (WPI ’27, Scarlata lab undergrad) presented at the American Chemical Society Northeast Regional Discussion (ACS NERD). His research is on the role of horse serum in PC12 cell culture. Sam did most of this work over the summer, and he is continuing during the school year.
Max’s research has resulted in five patents:
His work has also led to to the creation of Cybele Technology. He presented this work at i3 lab demo day at WPI and won the i3 Lab award.
Congratulations to Max on these accomplishments! 
Maddie defended her thesis “The Role of PLCβ in C. elegans Health and Neuron Function” on April 28, 2025. Maddie is currently working for Thomas Scientific.
Guanyu defended his thesis “Functional and Structural Study of Phospholipase Cβ1 in Neuronal Differentiation and RNA Interference” on August 21, 2025. He is currently working as a post-doc at the University of Michigan.
Congratulations to the two of them! We miss you both!
Ayobami, our third year Ph.D student was invited to give a talk on her current thesis progress at this years NOBCCHE 2024 conference in Florida.
Congratulations Maddie for being nominated for a Peoples Choice Award at WPI’s 2024 Graduate Research Innovation Exchange (GRIE). Check out the article here!
This December, Suzanne and three of our graduate students Maddie, Ayobami, and Guanyu traveled to Boston to attend the American Societys of Cell Biology Annual Conference. While there, we were able to learn about the cutting edge of science and collaborate /network with many peers. Additionally, Maddie, Ayobami, and Guanyu were all able to present their current finding surrounding their thesis work.
Starting the 2023 academic year, the Scarlata lab welcomed four new amazing graduate students. Welcome Greta, Pingjin, Kevin, and Max, we are so delighted to have you! Check out their background and contact information on our Lab Members page.
Lab members Guanyu and Maddie attended a course titled “Fluorescence Principles” in Urbana-Champaign Illinois and sponsored by ISS Inc. During the course, both students learned the in and outs of all fluorescence microcopy, receiving instruction from some of the founders of fluorescence such as David Jameson. (Images courtesy of ISS Inc Facebook page)
Dr. Scarlata and lab members Maddie and Guanyu attended the 2023 meeting of ASBMB in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Scarlata was invited to give a talk discussing calcium dynamics in neuronal cell differentiation while Maddie and Guanyu presented posters highlighting there most recent findings in their own research.
Dr. Scarlata was invited to Cushing Academy to speak on her successes and hardships in her career in STEAM. At the Girls in STEAM Leadership Conference, young high-school women were invited to participate in STEAM activities and hear from professionals on their experience as a women in STEAM. Graduate student, Maddie Rennie and fellow CBC graduate student Rebecca Gilchrist took the girls through a workshop to explain polymer chemistry.
s